"More than the promised land" António de Andrade
by Michael J. Sweet
Book · Hardcover · 2017 · Condition: very good
$32.05
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About this book
A translation of the letters and reports of the Portuguese Jesuit missionary Antonio de Andrade (1580-1634) from Tibet, translated and introduced by Michael J. Sweet and edited by Leonard Zwilling (Institute of Jesuit Sources, 2017). Andrade founded the Jesuit mission at Tsaparang in the western Tibetan kingdom of Guge, and the letters describe his journey over the Himalayas.
Seller's notes
Preowned book with wear and signs of use
- Author
- Michael J. Sweet
- Publisher
- Institute of Jesuit Sources
- Year
- 2017
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 212
- Subject
- Andrade, Antonio de, 1580-1634; Jesuits -- Missions -- Tibet Region; Tibet (China) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
- ISBN
- 9781947617018
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